How To Pronounce Sweep
sweep
UK
Phonemic
/swiːp/
Phonetic
[sʷwiːp̚]
US
Phonemic
/swiːp/
In British English, sweep is pronounced /swiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwiːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /swiːp/.
Sweep has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
swiːp
Sweep has one syllable in British English.
sweep + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/swiːps/
US
/swiːps/
sweep + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈswiː.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈswiː.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sweep
Questions About Sweep
How do you pronounce sweep in British English?
In British English, sweep is pronounced /swiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwiːp̚].
How do you pronounce sweep in American English?
In American English, sweep is pronounced /swiːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce sweep the same way?
Yes. Both are /swiːp/.
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